Hawaiian (Anonymous) - E ho mai
Ivan M. Granger May 30th, 2008
E ho mai
by Hawaiian (Anonymous)
E ho mai
Ka ike mai luna mai e
O na mea huna no eau
O na mele e
E ho mai
E ho mai
E ho mai
Grant us
knowledge from above,
All the wisdom
of the songs.
Grant,
Grant,
Grant us these things.
/ Photo by jaybergesen /
Years ago, I took a class on ho’oponopono. (If you sound it out slowly, it’s not the tounge-twister it first looks like.) Ho’oponopno means literally “to make things right, to return things to harmony.” It is a traditional healing method, but it isn’t focused on healing the body. Ho’oponopno is for healing relationships, families, communities.
As part of the class, I had to learn this chant. Hawaiian chant can be compared to Hindu Sanskrit mantra in that to truly say it properly can take a great deal of training. The inflections are important. The breath is important. Most of all, the sense of personal presence is important.
This Hawaiian chant must be said with force and with heart. It is a prayer, but it is not passive. It is a calling forth, a reaching out and a drawing in — of wisdom, of knowledge, of truth. It evokes in us pono, rightness.
Try sounding out the Hawaiian. Slowly at first, until the sounds become familiar. Then louder, with confidence. Say it over and over again. Imagine repeating this chant in a group. Let it ring through your body and your day!
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OK . good effort. Really nice and nicely real .
Grant us
knowledge from above,
All the wisdom
of the songs.
Grant,
Grant,
Grant us these things.
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Above is under
under is above
when Earth rotates
Knowledge from under
is knowledge from above
Wisdom of songs
comes not from within
wisdom is what makes
the world move on
No one grants it to no one
wisdom is man’s intelligence